Carly
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Lois Lowry:
If you were teaching The Giver to middle school students today what major idea or understanding of the novel would you want them to walk away knowing?
Lois Lowry
If I could choose one thing I want students to come away with...it would be the importance of remaining truly human despite advances in technology and the trade-offs we have to make for the sake of security
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Carly Rodgers
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Lois Lowry:
How do you feel about the movie being so different from the book in so many aspects? (Especially the age difference.) The fact that they were twelve was so intriguing to me in your book because of how young and vulnerable they were. I was a little disappointed that they changed so much of your original story that made it so defining.
Erin Smith (erindotsmith)
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Lois Lowry:
Your books have become must-reads for children (and adults!). I'm curious to find out what books shaped your childhood and if you feel as though they have any lingering effect on what you write now. Thank you for taking the time to answer your fans' questions!
Jennifer Federocko
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Lois Lowry:
You published The Giver in the 1993, but Son wasn't published until 2012. Did you always have an idea of where you were going with the story, or did it begin to take shape as you wrote? I am a middle school teacher, and we will be studying The Giver this fall. We will also be talking a lot about the writing process. I would love to share with my students the process that unfolded over two decades.
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